Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries April 16

The Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries bracket has turned into a living thing — part scoreboard, part group chat, part low-stakes civic duty. People are standing under the giant bracket at Peaks & Pints, pointing, debating, recalculating. Brewers are watching. Friends are lobbying. Someone, somewhere, is absolutely overthinking a lager versus hazy IPA matchup like it’s a life decision.

And the swings? Already wild.

What looked like comfortable leads in the morning starts to wobble by midday. What felt like a lock suddenly isn’t. One vote becomes 10, 10 becomes a shift, and suddenly the whole shape of the bracket tilts just enough to make you question everything you thought you knew 12 hours ago.

That’s the beauty of it.

No judges. No panels. Just people who care enough to show up and tap a screen — and in doing so, quietly steer the outcome.

So here we are.

Second Round, Day Two.

But, first, yesterday’s winners. …

Wednesday, April 15, Second Round Best PNW Breweries Games Results

The Second Round tightens the screws.

No more polite wins. No more easy paths. This is where reputations get tested, where close calls turn into coin flips, and where a handful of votes — sometimes just three — can shove a favorite forward or quietly end a run.

And last night? It leaned into all of it. Powerhouses held. One matchup came down to the slimmest of margins. The bracket, once sprawling and forgiving, is now starting to feel… narrow.

Let’s get into it.

GAME 1, NORTHERN WASHINGTON REGION

Georgetown Brewing (1) vs. Urban Family Brewing (9)

Georgetown did what Georgetown does — steady, composed, and quietly dominant. With 58% of the vote, the top seed held Urban Family at arm’s length, letting consistency outpace creativity just enough to move on without drama.

GAME 2, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON REGION

E9 Brewing (2) vs. Matchless Brewing (7)

This one didn’t so much end as it exhaled. Deadlocked at 50%, E9 Brewing slips through by three votes — the slimmest margin of the tournament so far. Matchless pushed it to the brink, but the No. 2 seed found just enough at the very end.

GAME 3, NORTHERN OREGON REGION

Breakside Brewery (4) vs. Living Haus Beer Co. (12)

Living Haus nearly turned the bracket sideways, but Breakside leaned on depth and timing to escape with 51%. Not a statement win — a survival one. And at this stage, that’s more than enough for the No. 4 seed.

GAME 4, SOUTHERN OREGON REGION

Deschutes Brewery (2) vs. Monkless Belgian Ales (10)

Monkless brought the calm, deliberate energy that got it here, but Deschutes answered with scale and presence. At 57%, the No. 2 seed kept control and moved forward without letting it get too close

Advancing to the next round:
Georgetown Brewing
E9 Brewing
Breakside Brewery
Deschutes Brewery

You can feel it now — fewer breweries, heavier swings, and every vote carrying just a little more consequence.

The Second Round rolls on.

Check the bracket. Trust your instincts. Back your brewery.

Thursday, April 16, Second Round Best PNW Breweries Games

GAME 1, NORTHERN WASHINGTON REGION

Chuckanut Brewery, Burlington (5) vs. Cloudburst Brewing, Seattle (4)

Chuckanut returns like a familiar pressure — measured, disciplined, and carrying the weight of multiple Final Four runs that weren’t accidents. This is a brewery built on precision, on lagers that land exactly where they should, on a philosophy that doesn’t drift. No gimmicks, no noise, just a steady hand that’s been here before and knows how to move through a bracket.

Cloudburst doesn’t do steady — it does constant. A brewery defined by motion, by one-offs stacked on one-offs, by a refusal to sit still long enough to be pinned down. In past style-driven tournaments, that chaos made things tricky. Here? It’s the whole advantage. This is exactly the kind of fight they’ve been waiting for.

Chuckanut needs Mari on the socials.
Cloudburst needs its beer naming blackboard to run the game

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GAME 2, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON REGION

Narrows Brewing, Tacoma (11) vs. Single Hill Brewing, Yakima (3)

Narrows slipped through the First Round by the slimmest of margins — the kind of win that doesn’t just advance you, it sharpens you. A brewery rooted in Tacoma with a growing footprint, now including Proctor, Narrows leans into approachable, well-built beers that don’t try to overwhelm the room, just earn their place in it. They’re not here by accident. They’re here because they didn’t blink.

Single Hill arrives with a different kind of gravity — Yakima-born, hop-country fluent, and built on a foundation that understands IPA not as trend, but as language. Their beers carry that clarity, that snap, that sense of knowing exactly where they’re from and how to show it. This is a brewery that doesn’t just make hop-forward beer — it lives in it.

Narrows needs its Trivia Night peeps voting.
Single Hill needs to just open the doors.

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GAME 3, NORTHERN OREGON REGION

Fort George Brewery, Astoria (1) vs. Ruse Brewing, Portland (9)

Fort George rolls in like a headliner that never misses its slot — Astoria roots, coastal grit, and a track record that stretches from year-round staples to the ever-evolving 3-Way IPA series that reshapes itself every summer. This is a brewery that understands scale without losing soul, presence without losing edge. When Fort George gets momentum, it tends to keep it.

Ruse Brewing answers with a different kind of pull — Portland sharp, taproom buzzing, a blend of crisp lagers and hop-forward beers poured alongside the low hum of arcade games. It’s equal parts beer and atmosphere, a place that doesn’t just serve pints, it builds a scene around them.

Fort George might need to tap a fresh 3-Way beta to remind everyone.
Ruse might need a few more joysticks — and a hot streak.

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GAME 4, SOUTHERN OREGON REGION

Sunriver Brewing, Sunriver & Bend (6) vs. Boneyard Beer, Bend (3)

Sunriver Brewing arrives with a full tailwind — resort-town loyalty, polished execution, and a medal count that keeps stacking like firewood. This is a brewery that knows how to hit across styles without losing balance, built to please a wide crowd without ever feeling watered down. When Sunriver gets rolling, it’s hard to slow.

Boneyard doesn’t bother with polish — it shows up loud, fast, and already halfway to the final. A brewery that’s made multiple Championship runs, built on unapologetic hop punch and a taproom presence that includes, yes, an actual hearse parked outside like a warning. This is Bend intensity distilled into beer.

Sunriver needs to ride the momentum.
Boneyard needs to floor it early.

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